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Ken Doherty

1969 - Today

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Kenneth Joseph Doherty (born 17 September 1969) is an Irish professional snooker player who also works as a commentator and pundit on televised snooker broadcasts. From Ranelagh in Dublin, he is the sport's only world champion from the Republic of Ireland, having won the title in 1997, and one of only five players from outside the United Kingdom to have won the title in the modern era. He was the first player to have won the world amateur and world professional title; Doherty was previously world U-21 champion. After moving from Dublin to London to pursue his snooker career, Doherty won the World Under-21 Amateur Championship and the World Amateur Championship in 1989. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ken Doherty is the 29th most popular snooker (down from 22nd in 2019), the 411th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 376th in 2019) and the most popular Irish Snooker.

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Among SNOOKERS

Among snookers, Ken Doherty ranks 29 out of 67. Before him are John Spencer, Marco Fu, Alan McManus, Stuart Bingham, Ding Junhui, and Peter Ebdon. After him are Barry Hawkins, Mark Allen, Stephen Maguire, Joe Johnson, Zhao Xintong, and John Parrott.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Ken Doherty ranks 692. Before him are Elvis Brajković, Xu Xing, Rick Fox, Jörg Müller, James DeMonaco, and Hideki Noda. After him are Jesús Ángel García Bragado, Dylan Neal, Robert Změlík, Taro Goto, Stig Inge Bjørnebye, and Jason Blum.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Ken Doherty ranks 411 out of 549. Before him are Steve Heighway (1947), Jim Corr (1964), Steve Finnan (1976), Richard Dunne (1979), Imelda May (1974), and Caroline Corr (1973). After him are Liam O'Flynn (1945), Michael Davitt (1846), A. J. Buckley (1977), Noel Hogan (1971), Michelle O'Neill (1977), and Dominique McElligott (1986).

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Among SNOOKERS In Ireland

Among snookers born in Ireland, Ken Doherty ranks 1. After him are Fergal O'Brien (1972).

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